📍 311 Sparta Street, Spencer, Van Buren County, 38585
Spencer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spencer, Van Buren County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Van Buren County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Spencer Elementary enrolls 394 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Spencer Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 16, state house district 25.
Spencer Elementary is one of 2 schools in Van Buren County, based in Spencer, Tennessee. The district serves 756 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 394 students, Spencer Elementary is close to the district average of about 378 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant